tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post3634051754048096364..comments2019-09-03T15:18:47.449-05:00Comments on Cultural Front: Haley Reading Group: Kim Todd’s “Curious”H. Rambsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16862209871277442972noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-42477764223444852212018-04-15T20:01:34.853-05:002018-04-15T20:01:34.853-05:00Something that stood out to me in Kim Todd&#39;s C...Something that stood out to me in Kim Todd&#39;s Curious was the physical effect that curiosity can have on people physically. &quot;Curiosity can dilate your pupils, increase activity in the nucleus, bilateral prefrontal cortex, and parahippocampalgyri (the brains anticipation for reward), &amp; produce and release dopamine&quot; (p.276). I guess I never realized that the body reacts to curiosity.Jada Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-905402755557703972017-12-20T17:38:19.188-06:002017-12-20T17:38:19.188-06:00The part of the essay that caught my attention was...The part of the essay that caught my attention was how Todd described the suriname toad. He described the oddity of the toad live birthing from holes in the mothers back. In page 276 Todd talked about how the Dutch fixated on the Suriname toad and all of its abnormality to the point that they forgot that the toad was a living breathing thing. Curiosity is apart of human nature but unethical actions should not be undertaken in the name of curiosity.Qcadwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467781258487227676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-73047059294519600872017-12-04T16:31:15.022-06:002017-12-04T16:31:15.022-06:00Kim Todd says, &quot;Curiosity can be as obsessive...Kim Todd says, &quot;Curiosity can be as obsessive as hunger or lechery, swamping the senses. But it is notoriously fickle too, slinking away as soon as it is satisfied.&quot;(p.274) This caught my attention more than anything else, because it is such a good description of how curiosity really feels. I think Todd has a really firm grasp on how curiosity drives human beings. I can definitely relate to the feeling of being &quot;obsessively&quot; curious about something, and I also know what it feels like to become disinterested after satisfying that curiosity.Jada Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-82241510287425100562017-11-28T15:55:36.003-06:002017-11-28T15:55:36.003-06:00Kim Todd&#39;s &quot;curious&quot; was a very inte...Kim Todd&#39;s &quot;curious&quot; was a very interesting passage to read. The one thing that stood out to me the most in her book was the experiment that was being done by Henry Nissen on page 275. The study was about the rats curiosity and how rats needed to be able to follow through with their curiosity to a point where they would almost be in pain if their curiosity was not attended to. The passage was important to me because I always looked at curiosity as something we wanted but this passage lets me know that it is something that is almost irresistible.Alishiana Ivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563956177114739836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-18340082538499487802017-11-27T10:05:11.734-06:002017-11-27T10:05:11.734-06:00One point that certainly caught my attention in Ki...One point that certainly caught my attention in Kim Todd’s “Curiosity” was on page 274, when she compared curiosity to an animal. She had said, “Like the toad, curiosity is a strange beast. The investigating mind moves like a sleek little mammal, a mink maybe,…” (274). This is a completely different way to think about the idea of curiosity, which I had never thought of before. It makes sense though, because whenever I find myself curious about a topic, my mind diligently works to try to uncover as much knowledge about it as it can.<br />-Kevin Cox<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-33992276612443312042017-11-27T06:56:09.092-06:002017-11-27T06:56:09.092-06:00We are raised to hear sayings such as curiosity “k...We are raised to hear sayings such as curiosity “killed the cat,” as if curiosity is a bad habit. Famous scientists like Darwin and even religious leaders such as Thomas Brooks would both concur (pg 273-275). It is hard to believe that curiosity could be something considered obsessive or damnable (pg 274). I view curiosity as something beautiful and magnificent. We only discover things when we wonder. If Darwin himself wouldn’t have been curious enough to look at the species or curious to see what people would think of his findings where would we be today? When given a problem, we want to discover a solution. It’s something beautiful within us.<br />-Brianna PickensBrianna Pickenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132547498261189598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-78840353891030573712017-11-27T03:33:56.190-06:002017-11-27T03:33:56.190-06:00Curiosity is something that opens doors. To learn ...Curiosity is something that opens doors. To learn new things or become active in something, you have to first become curious. It grabs your attention, and somewhere in your mind makes you want to learn more about it. Curiosity is like the virtue of new beginnings. The world wold continue to flourish, if people continue to be curious.Precious Middletonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-72734349757291963172017-11-17T15:47:42.151-06:002017-11-17T15:47:42.151-06:00My favorite quote from Kim Todd&#39;s &quot;Curiou...My favorite quote from Kim Todd&#39;s &quot;Curious&quot; was the quote on page 275 that reads &quot;Don&#39;t unlock the door. Don&#39;t open the box. Don&#39;t eat the apple. Fairy Tales, Greek Myths, and biblical stories caution against giving curiosity free rein.&quot; This quote truly impacted me because I personally see myself as a curious person. Although being curious can potentially be harmful, I believe that if someone is curious enough with the right cause, it can be extremely beneficial.-Kobi PKobi Phillipsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-11406851496550193072017-11-17T15:43:39.919-06:002017-11-17T15:43:39.919-06:00My favorite quote from Kim Todd&#39;s &quot;Curiou...My favorite quote from Kim Todd&#39;s &quot;Curious&quot; was &quot;Don&#39;t unlock the door. Don&#39;t open the box. Don&#39;t eat the apple. Fairy tales, Greek myths, and biblical stories caution against giving curiosity free rein. The warning are dire. But so often, like Pandora, Eve, and Bluebeards wife, we still extend our hand.&quot;(P.275) This caught my attention because I believe myself to be a curious person and find it to be both a positive and a negative thing. As they say, curiosity killed the cat, but I believe that if you are extremely curious and for the proper reason, it can be highly beneficial. - Kobi PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-83826166788580620452017-11-15T12:16:19.456-06:002017-11-15T12:16:19.456-06:00&quot;Curiosity can be as obsessive as hunger or l...&quot;Curiosity can be as obsessive as hunger or lechery, swamping the senses.” (P. 279) I am a very curious person, and I relate to this quote because I’ve learned being curious reallyisn’t something I can help. It’s natural, and sometimes people get irritated by me asking so many questions but my mind produces that many questions out of curiosity. Without curiosity we wouldn’t be able to add to our knowledge.Dejanee Geetershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607558996438592389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-23012815019236139522017-11-14T15:38:53.219-06:002017-11-14T15:38:53.219-06:00&quot;Curious&quot; peaked my interest like no oth...&quot;Curious&quot; peaked my interest like no other reading ever has. One section in particular really caught my attention, &quot;How did she get away with it in a time when the slightest sign of eccentricity could cause someone to be burned as a witch?&quot; This certainly caught my eye because of my previous experience with Arthur Miller&#39;s &quot;The Crucible&quot; where, like was said in the reading, any sign of eccentricity would cause a women to be put on a very one sided trial and burned alive. I definitely kept reading because of this single occurrence. Jeryl Hemphillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15867925131574281448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-13179426861925976592017-11-14T12:49:43.064-06:002017-11-14T12:49:43.064-06:00In the Story &quot;Curious&quot; by Kim Todd, the ...In the Story &quot;Curious&quot; by Kim Todd, the point that really caught my eye was on page 275. There it states &quot;Curiosity is the spiritual adultery of the soul.&quot; This moved me because when a person is curious there is usually something telling them not to do something, as it would be to a person about to commit adultery. I feel as though this makes them want to do it to find out what it would actually be like, and rather it&#39;s a good or bad outcome they just had to know.Samontriona Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-46192300848829115782017-11-14T00:27:07.601-06:002017-11-14T00:27:07.601-06:00I found &quot;Curious&quot; very interesting, and,...I found &quot;Curious&quot; very interesting, and, in a way, it did make me even more curious as I read it. In the writing, I read, &quot;One of the things that makes us most curious is the suggestion that the world isn&#39;t how we think it is...and the promise is that the answer to our questions will give us a different, fuller, better view (279). I agree and disagree with this statement. I do believe that when you learn about the truth and about what is around you, you do have a different perspective on things, but, I do not believe that everyone is mostly curious about the truth. Some people are afraid of the truth and they like to believe what they want to believe rather than accept facts and real truth. Shaina Falknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408861740704786319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-54405546964733873812017-11-13T17:36:34.431-06:002017-11-13T17:36:34.431-06:00In the story, &quot;Curious,&quot; I was intereste...In the story, &quot;Curious,&quot; I was interested in how the writing reflected someone being curious and thinking, going from one topic to another randomly, coming back to their main topic, and asking themselves a lot of questions here and there. I was also interested to see the story ending without answering what drives curiosity. That was intriguing to me because I was thinking throughout the story that there is no answer to what drives curiosity, and that that&#39;s the point of it. If we knew what drove curiosity, I don&#39;t know if we&#39;d still be curious. Also, the video they were describing made my skin itch, even without watching the video. I looked up the video, and might watch it... sometime.Isaiah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06085383848637043805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-63167067037804260012017-11-13T09:27:21.675-06:002017-11-13T09:27:21.675-06:00The way &#39;Curious&#39; was written was really w...The way &#39;Curious&#39; was written was really well executed. At the beginning of the exert, it talked about an animal that I had never heard of so I decided to google it and was disgusted just like the reading said more people are. Further in the reading the quote that shocked me the most is &quot;Curiosity can be as obsessive as hunger or lechery, swamping through senses&quot; (274).The main reason that sentenced stood out to me is because it really describes how curiosity can take over a person with no mercy, kind of making it out to be a monster. I don&#39;t think it is a monster exactly but I think maybe it can be very strong. Breonna Robertsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-50448394922208637222017-11-13T08:35:32.255-06:002017-11-13T08:35:32.255-06:00The thing that caught my attention the most is whe...The thing that caught my attention the most is when Todd said, &quot;Curiosity can be as obsessive as hunger or lechery, swamping the senses. But it is notoriously fickle, too, slinking away as soon as it is satisfied&quot; (274). This point was important to me because it directly correlates to my laugh and the way I operate. I, personally, love hair extensions, wigs, braids, twists, etc. Whenever I want to try something new, I research it for days, sometimes weeks. I watch videos. I look up articles about it. And I even talk to people that I know have the hairstyle. I become obsessed. And once I get the hairstyle, the obsession dissipates because I have it in my possession. I found it interesting that Todd brought attention to how much curiosity can feel like a drug, and also fade away once you&#39;ve achieved your &quot;high.&quot; --Toriel S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-80158240039479117292017-11-12T09:06:13.282-06:002017-11-12T09:06:13.282-06:00Something that stuck out to me was how curiosity h...Something that stuck out to me was how curiosity has physical and mental effects on you. Another interesting point was &quot;Given the strength of the recoil, why couldn&#39;t we look away?&quot; on page 274. Curiosity can be a dangerous thing especially if we let it take over our lives.<br />On the other hand, curiosity can be a good thing if we learn something from it. &quot;Curiosity is the mark of discontent and curiosity is seeing your way out of your place. One of the things that makes us most curious is the suggestion that the world isn&#39;t how we think it is.&quot; page 279. This is totally gender specific. Women are the focal point of this statement. Saying that women are thrilled by useless information. Is that why women love to gossip? #IJS Tomika Collinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-57168894801477160442017-11-11T22:55:22.611-06:002017-11-11T22:55:22.611-06:00Curiosity is what drives us throughout our lives, ...Curiosity is what drives us throughout our lives, it seems what makes us as people unique. This reading was truly spectacular when it came to talking about how curiously has physical and mental effects on oneself. Curiosity is what drives a person to discover new ideas and concepts, it’s also what drives the economy-through inventions. Curiosity leads to research and research leads to solid new inventions and facts. Sometimes curiosity can change the world, and sometimes it’s just there for us to know things. Either way, curiosity is a common factor amongst all people.James Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598775085142971078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-52814769211693355752017-11-11T20:43:12.763-06:002017-11-11T20:43:12.763-06:00When reading about the Surinam toads and how they ...When reading about the Surinam toads and how they mate, on page 273, I was very curious as to why they mate that way. Learning about it won&#39;t help me in everyday situations like the researchers said, but I still want to learn about it anyway. I really find the topic of curiosity to a fun one to talk about. A lot of things that humans are curious about are not things they&#39;ll need to know in life, but facts that pull them away from their life. I feel it&#39;s our escape from the lives we&#39;re living even if for a short time.Kamela Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613955094711162977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-83804202570055238182017-11-11T12:02:45.237-06:002017-11-11T12:02:45.237-06:00I have always been curious growing up. I questione...I have always been curious growing up. I questioned anything and everything, which led to the frustration of my parents. One part that stood out to me was at the very end where it states, &quot;More recent research has shown that whales sunburn too&quot;(281). I just thought it was amusing and really captured the essence of my curiosity. Does the world change because we know whales get sunburn? No, but its fun to know and that is the beauty of curiosity. <br />-Desmond CrumerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-63225887915198309042017-11-11T01:06:51.759-06:002017-11-11T01:06:51.759-06:00As I read &quot;Curious,&quot; one point that stoo...As I read &quot;Curious,&quot; one point that stood out to me regarded the biological aspects of curiosity, such as how it internally affects us (276). I was first drawn to this particular paragraph because it began with a focus on on a study using MRI equipment, which I find highly interesting along with other forms of radiologic technology. I found it interesting just how many parts of our brain our stimulated by curiosity. I also found it interesting that curiosity is proven to release dopamine, a neurotransmitter which is associated with human emotions such as arousal and motivation. After reading this, it made so much sense to relate the two. Knowing the biological side of curiosity is very intriguing to me.Kendall Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17546498385208929893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-64466437397285750532017-11-11T00:08:32.837-06:002017-11-11T00:08:32.837-06:00As stated in the description, the sentence on page...As stated in the description, the sentence on page 274 interested me the most because I completely agree. I feel that curiosity is sometimes dangerous because we sometimes allow it to consume us, when as he said, most likely the knowledge gained from our curiosity won&#39;t really have any value in the end.<br />Daye&#39;Jah CoatesDayejah Coateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12429691590114894234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-39153584762103793192017-11-10T23:47:04.846-06:002017-11-10T23:47:04.846-06:00One quote that I agreed with and got me thinking w...One quote that I agreed with and got me thinking was when Todd says: &quot;Curiosity can be as obsessive as hunger or lechery, swamping through senses&quot; (274).I liked this one so much because I have found that once a person starts to think about something it is very hard to stop thinking about it. In different situations people experience in life, they are always wondering what the outcome could&#39;ve been or what they could&#39;ve done differently. For me personally, I related because I always wonder what other people are thinking or what people might be doing at any given time. I am always curious about everything so reading about curiosity was a very intriguing concept to me.Kelsey McNeilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-56274323306428555672017-11-10T23:41:37.520-06:002017-11-10T23:41:37.520-06:00I am a biology major and interested in pre-med so ...I am a biology major and interested in pre-med so one of the most interesting things i found in this was the fact that your brain actually has a lot more activity going on when curiosity is peeked. On page 276, it is stated that, &quot;Curiosity can dilate your pupils, increase activity in the nucleus... produce and release dopamine&quot;(p. 276). As my major would infer, this interested me a lot and I would of loved to read even more into this.<br /><br />- Devin Ellis-Martin<br />Devin Ellis-Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992473326610425696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-67065575578652477532017-11-10T23:37:23.510-06:002017-11-10T23:37:23.510-06:00One point that stood out to me is when it said&quo...One point that stood out to me is when it said&quot;curiosity is seeing your way out of your place&quot;, and that one of the things that makes us curious is the suggestion that our categories are the wrong ones. I found this to be an interesting perspective that I have not thought of before reading this article.Marley McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12836779084890617018noreply@blogger.com